Je Min Hwangbo

Je Min Hwangbo is a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering department at KAIST. Their research focuses on Mechanical Engineering. They are affiliated with RaiLab, where they contribute to research highlights and lab activities. Their contact information includes an email address: jhwangbo@kaist.ac.kr, and their lab website is accessible at https://railab.kaist.ac.kr/.

Jemin Hwangbo is a researcher in mechanical engineering at KAIST, specializing in legged robots, reinforcement learning, and robotics. His work focuses on developing agile and dynamic motor skills for legged robots, enabling them to navigate challenging terrains and adapt to deformable environments. He has contributed to the design of highly mobile quadrupedal robots like Anymal and explored control strategies for dynamic and robust locomotion. His research integrates reinforcement learning with perception-less terrain adaptation and whole-body control, emphasizing the importance of contact dynamics and state estimation. Hwangbo's work also extends to dynamic grasp synthesis and robust recovery control for legged robots.